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ESA integrates Satellite Orbit Decay Forecast service to enhance satellite safety

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​Graz, Austria (SPX) Aug 11, 2023

After a successful test phase, the Satellite Orbit DecAy (SODA) service, which was jointly developed by TU Graz and the University of Graz, officially became part of the ESA’s Space Safety Programme in mid-July. SODA provides accurate forecasts of the effects of solar storms on low Earth orbiting satellites. This makes TU Graz only the third Austrian institution contributing to this ESA programm